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Ben Shelton
Benjamin Todd Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 by the ATP, achieved on August 4, 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68, achieved on May 20, 2024. Shelton has won three singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Canadian Open, and reached two major semifinals at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open.
Shelton made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Atlanta Open. In January 2023, Shelton reached the quarterfinals of just his second major tournament, the 2023 Australian Open. Later that year, he improved to reach the semifinals of the US Open, and won his first tour title at the 2023 Japan Open. In 2025, Shelton broke into the top 10 of the ATP rankings and won his first Masters 1000 title at the 2025 National Bank Open.
Shelton is known for his powerful left-handed serves and boisterous personality. He is coached by his father, former professional player and college coach Bryan Shelton.
Shelton is the son of former professional tennis player, Florida Gators men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who now coaches his son. His mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle, Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister Emma played college tennis at Florida. Shelton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as his father was the then-coach of Georgia Tech's women's tennis team. He graduated from Buchholz High School and currently lives in Gainesville, Florida.
In March 2025, Shelton began dating soccer player Trinity Rodman.
As a child, Shelton played American football, and his parents did not pressure him to play tennis. At age 12, Shelton began playing tennis regularly, coached by his father, who at the time was a college tennis coach.
Shelton peaked at a high of the No. 3 player in the USTA Boys' 18s division and No. 306 ITF Junior. He was a finalist at the 2020 USTA Boys 18s Singles Winter Nationals and won the 2019 USTA Boys 16s Doubles Clay Court tournament.
From 2020 to 2022, he played collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators. A finance major, Shelton mostly played No. 5 singles as a freshman in 2020–21 and had an overall record of 28–5. He helped the Gators win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title, and he won the championship-clinching match at the 2021 NCAA Championships, securing Florida's first national title.
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Ben Shelton
Benjamin Todd Shelton (born October 9, 2002) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 by the ATP, achieved on August 4, 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 68, achieved on May 20, 2024. Shelton has won three singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Canadian Open, and reached two major semifinals at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open.
Shelton made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Atlanta Open. In January 2023, Shelton reached the quarterfinals of just his second major tournament, the 2023 Australian Open. Later that year, he improved to reach the semifinals of the US Open, and won his first tour title at the 2023 Japan Open. In 2025, Shelton broke into the top 10 of the ATP rankings and won his first Masters 1000 title at the 2025 National Bank Open.
Shelton is known for his powerful left-handed serves and boisterous personality. He is coached by his father, former professional player and college coach Bryan Shelton.
Shelton is the son of former professional tennis player, Florida Gators men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who now coaches his son. His mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle, Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister Emma played college tennis at Florida. Shelton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as his father was the then-coach of Georgia Tech's women's tennis team. He graduated from Buchholz High School and currently lives in Gainesville, Florida.
In March 2025, Shelton began dating soccer player Trinity Rodman.
As a child, Shelton played American football, and his parents did not pressure him to play tennis. At age 12, Shelton began playing tennis regularly, coached by his father, who at the time was a college tennis coach.
Shelton peaked at a high of the No. 3 player in the USTA Boys' 18s division and No. 306 ITF Junior. He was a finalist at the 2020 USTA Boys 18s Singles Winter Nationals and won the 2019 USTA Boys 16s Doubles Clay Court tournament.
From 2020 to 2022, he played collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators. A finance major, Shelton mostly played No. 5 singles as a freshman in 2020–21 and had an overall record of 28–5. He helped the Gators win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title, and he won the championship-clinching match at the 2021 NCAA Championships, securing Florida's first national title.